AP PGECET Mechanical Engg (ME) Question Paper & Key
AP PGECET Mechanical Engg (ME) Question Paper & Key
AP PGECET Mechanical Engg (ME) Question Paper & Key
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Booklet No. :
Mechanical Engineering
Duration of Test : 2 Hours
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Date of Examination :
INSTRUCTIONS
This Question Booklet consists of 120 multiple choice objective type questions to be answered
in 120 minutes.
2.
Every question in this booklet has 4 choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer.
3.
Each question carries one mark. There are no negative marks for wrong answers.
4.
This Booklet consists of 16 pages. Any discrepancy or any defect is found, the same may be
informed to the Invigilator for replacement of Booklet.
5.
Answer all the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet using Blue/Black ball point pen only.
6.
Before answering the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet, please read the instructions printed
on the OMR sheet carefully.
7.
OMR Answer Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination
Hall.
8.
Calculators, Pagers, Mobile Phones, etc., are not allowed into the Examination Hall.
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10. The seal of the Booklet should be opened only after signal/bell is given.
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The value of
(A)
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x2 y2
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(C)
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(D)
1 1
(1) + cos2 x
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(C)
2
( s 2) 3
(D)
2
( s + 2)3
z2
at the pole z = 2 is
( z 1)2 ( z + 2)
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(C)
(D) 0
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If a random variable X has the PDF f ( x) = (1 p) x 1 p, x = 1, 2,.. and 0 < p < 1 .Then the
mean of X is
(A) p + 1
(B) p 2 + p
(C) p
(D) 1
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f ( xn )
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(B)
f ( xn ) < 1
(D)
f ( xn ) f ( xn ) f ( xn )
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A wheel of mass m and radius r is in accelerated rolling motion without slipping under a
steady torque T. If the co-efficient of friction between the two surfaces is , then the
normal force acting on the surface by the wheel is
T
(A) 0
(B) mg
(C) r
(D) T
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An automobile of mass m accelerates uniformly starting from rest. If the engine supplies
constant power P, which of the following relations is correct ?
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(B)
(C)
(D)
A ball of mass of 102 kg strikes on a wall and returns back in the same direction. If its
speed changes from 20 m/s to 10 m/s, the magnitude of impulse acting on the bullet is
(A) 0.1 Ns
(B) 0.3 Ns
(C) 30 Ns
(D) 1 Ns
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A swinging pendulum eventually stops because its energy is finally converted into
(A) Kinetic energy
(B) Heat energy
(C) Potential energy
(D) Electromagnetic energy
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A solid sphere of mass M, rolling down an inclined plane has a velocity v along the plane.
Total kinetic energy will be
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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If a shaft is rotating at N rpm with a Torque T Nm, the power transmitted to the shaft in
Watts is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(B)
(D)
dM
= constant for the whole length. The shape of the shear force
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triangle
(C)
parabola
(D) hyperbola
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A bar of circular cross section has a uniformly varying diameter from D to 2D. If
extension in the bar due to a tensile force is calculated assuming it as a cylindrical bar of
mean diameter, the Percentage error in the calculation will be close to
(A) 10
(B) 25
(C) 33
(D) 50
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A solid shaft of diameter 100 mm, length 100 mm is subjected to a torque T. The
maximum shear stress developed in the shaft is 60 N/mm2. If a through hole of 50 mm
diameter is made throughout the length of the shaft, What must be the torque applied to
keep the shear stress same as before ?
15T
3T
11T
7T
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
16
4
12
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28.
The component of acceleration parallel to the velocity of the particle, at a given instant is
(A) Radial component
(B) Tangential component
(C) Coriolis component
(D) Net acceleration
29.
If the ratio of length of connecting rod to the crank radius increases, then
(A) Primary unbalanced forces will increase
(B) Primary unbalanced forces will decrease
(C) Secondary unbalanced forces will increase
(D) Secondary unbalanced forces will decrease
30.
A body of mass m and radius of gyration k is replaced by two masses m1 and m2 located at
distances h1 and h2 from the center of gravity of the original body. The condition for an
equivalent dynamic system is
(A) h1 + h2 = k
(B) h12 + h22 = k 2 (C) h1h2 = k 2
(D)
h1h2 = k 2
31.
The speed of an engine with a fly wheel varies from 210 rad/s to 190 rad/s. If the
corresponding change in Kinetic energy is 400 Nm, the inertia of the flywheel is
(A) 0.10 kgm2
(B) 0.20 kgm2
(C) 0.30 kgm2
(D) 0.40 kgm2
32.
In a 4 stroke IC engine, the turning moment diagram during the compression stroke is
(A) Positive throughout
(B) Negative throughout
(C) Positive during major portion of the stroke
(D) Negative during major portion of the stroke
33.
The number of pairs of teeth in contact in a gear and pinion if arc of contact is 31.4 mm
and module is 5 are
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 5
34.
The degrees of freedom of a planar linkage with 8 links and 9 simple revolute joints is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
35.
For an involute gear, the ratio of base circle diameter to pitch circle diameter is ( is the
pressure angle)
(A) cos
(B) sin
(C) cosec
(D) sec
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The ratio of maximum damping co-efficient to the critical damping co-efficient is called
(A) Magnification factor
(B) Logarithmic decrement
(C) Damping factor
(D) Damping co-efficient
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n
n = natural frequency, then transmissibility is
(A) >1
(B) <1
(C) =1
(D) 0
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(D) 9 Hz
A system with natural frequency 100 Hz has a damping factor of 0.6. The frequency of the
damped system is
(A) 60Hz
(B) 80Hz
(C) 100Hz
(D) cannot be determined
41.
In a forced vibration system with viscous damping, the amplitude is maximum when
(A) Forced frequency is equal to natural frequency
(B) Forced frequency is slightly less than natural frequency
(C) Forced frequency is slightly greater than natural frequency
(D) zero
42.
If the static deflection of a shaft with a flywheel is 4 mm. Considering acceleration due to
gravity is 10 m/s2, the critical speed in rad/s is
(A) 50
(B) 20
(C) 10
(D) 5
43.
A single degree of freedom spring mass damper system is undergoing critically damped
vibrations. If mass is 5 kg and stiffness of spring is 20 N/m, the viscous damping
co-efficient is
(A) 10 Ns/m
(B) 20 Ns/m
(C) 4 Ns/m
(D) 8 Ns/m
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safety ?
(A) Gerber relation
(B) Soderberg relation
(C) Goodman relation
(D) Euler relation
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49.
While deriving Lewis equation, it is assumed that tangential tooth load acts on the
(A) Pitch point
(B) Tip of the tooth
(C) Root of the tooth
(D) Whole face of the tooth
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(C)
Ns/m2
(D) N/m2
A lubricating oil of viscosity 10 Poise is filled between two parallel plates that are 0.5 cm
apart. If the relative velocity between the plates is 2 m/s, then shear stress developed in
lubricating oil is
(A) 20 N/m2
(B) 200 N/m2
(C) 40 N/m2
(D) 400 N/m2
53.
What is the pressure inside a soap bubble over the atmospheric pressure, if the diameter is
1 cm ?
(A) 0.2 N/m2
(B) 0.1 N/m2
(C) 20 N/m2
(D) 10 N/m2
54.
The density of a liquid changes from 250 kg/m2 to 251 kg/m2, when the pressure on the
liquid changes from 4 MPa to 4.5 MPa. What is the average value of bulk modulus of the
liquid over the given pressure range ?
(A) 250 MPa
(B) 125 MPa
(C) 62.5 MPa
(D) 12 MPa
55.
A tank with four equal vertical faces of width w and height h is filled with a liquid. If the
force on any vertical side is equal to the force at the bottom, the value of h/t is
(A) 2
(B) 1.414
(C) 1
(D) 0.5
56.
Buoyant force is
(A) Lateral force acting on a submerged body
(B) Resultant force acting on a submerged body
(C) Vertical force acting on a body due to fluid surrounding it
(D) Vertical force acting on a submerged body
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For flow through a horizontal pipe, the pressure gradient opposite to the flow direction is
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Cannot be determined
(D) Depends on the fluid properties
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A stagnant liquid film of 0.4 mm thickness is held between two parallel plates. The top
plate is maintained at 40 C and the bottom plate is maintained at 30 C. If the thermal
conductivity of the liquid is 0.14 W/mK then the steady state heat flux (in W/m2)
assuming one dimensional heat transfer is
(A) 3.5
(B) 350
(C) 3500
(D) 7000
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(C)
buoyancy force
viscous force
(B)
sensible heat
latent heat
(D)
inertial force
surface tension force
Grashoffs number is
thermal diffusivity
(A)
mass diffusivity
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If the temperature of a solid surface changes from 27 C to 327 C, its emissive power
will increase in the ratio of
(A) 2 :1
(B) 4 :1
(C) 8 :1
(D) 16 :1
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(D) 1, 2 and 3
In a new temperature scale, the boiling point and freezing point of water are given as 100
units and 300 units respectively. The reading of 0 units on the new scale corresponds to
(A) 0 C
(B) 50 C
(C) 100 C
(D) 150 C
72.
For a mixture of solid, liquid and vapour phase of a pure substance, the number of
intrinsic properties needed to describe the state are
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
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The amount of thermodynamic work to be done to inflate a balloon of volume 1m3 with an
internal pressure of 105 Pa. The amount of work done upon the atmosphere by the balloon
is
(A) 0
(B) 100 J
(C) 1 kJ
(D) 50 kJ
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An ideal gas expands isothermally from volume V1 to V2 and then compressed to original
volume V1 adiabatically. If initial pressure is P1 and final pressure is P3 and total work
done by the gas is W, then
(A) P3>P1, W>0 (B) P3<P1, W<0 (C) P3>P1, W<0 (D) P3=P1, W=0
75.
Air with enthalpy of 100 kJ/kg is compressed to a pressure and temperature where
enthalpy becomes 200 kJ/kg. The loss of heat from compressor is 40 kJ/kg. Neglecting
kinetic and potential energies, the energy required for air flow rate of 0.5 kg/s is
(A) 30 kW
(B) 50 kW
(C) 70 kW
(D) 90 kW
76.
If the time taken by a system to execute a process through a finite gradient is infinitely
large, the process
(A) becomes reversible
(B) remain irreversible
(C) become isothermal
(D) is adiabatic
77.
A Carnot cycle operates between two temperatures T1 and T2 (T1> T2). If 1 is the Carnot
efficiency when T1 is raised by T and 2 is the Carnot efficiency when T2 is decreased
by T , then which of the following is correct ?
(A) 1 = 2
(B) 1 > 2
(C) 1 < 2
(D) Unpredictable
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80.
Find the loss of available energy associated with the transfer of 1000 kJ of heat from a
constant temperature system of 600 K to another at 400 K, when the atmospheric
temperature is 300 K
(A) 100 kJ
(B) 150 kJ
(C) 200 kJ
(D) 250 kJ
81.
1kg of water at room temperature is brought into contact with a high temperature thermal
reservoir. The entropy change in the universe is
(A) always positive
(B) equal to entropy change in the reservoir
(C) equal to zero
(D) equal to entropy change of water
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For a system existing at a constant volume and constant temperature, which of the
following parameter is criterion for equilibrium and stability of the system ?
(A) Entropy
(B) Gibbs function
(C) Helmholtz function
(D) Internal energy
83.
Saturated liquid at a higher pressure P1 having hf1 = 1000 kJ/kg is throttled to a lower
pressure P2. The enthalpy of saturated liquid and saturated vapour is 800 kJ/kg and
2800 kJ/kg respectively. The dryness fraction of vapour after throttling is
(A) 0.1
(B) 0.2
(C) 0.8
(D) 0.9
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96.
A spherical molten metal drop of radius 4 mm was found to solidify in 10 seconds. A drop
of 8 mm will solidify in
(A) 14.14 s
(B) 20 s
(C) 18.30 s
(D) 40 s
97.
A rolling mill requires 30 kW per roll. Assuming a power loss of 5 kW, the total power
required for the mill is
(A) 35 kW
(B) 25 kW
(C) 65 kW
(D) 55 kW
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101. In an arc welding operation, the voltage and current are 25 V and 300 A respectively.
If the arc heat transfer efficiency is 0.85 and welding speed 8 mm/s, the net heat input
(in J/mm) is
(A) 64
(B) 797
(C) 1103
(D) 79700
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107. If is the shear angle, is the friction angle and is the rake angle, which of the
following statements is correct according to Merchants analysis ?
(A) 2 + 2 =
(B) 2 + =
4
2
(C) 2 + 2 =
(D) 2 + =
4
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108. Which of the following property is not a characteristic of Ceramic tools ?
(A) High hardness
(B) High compressive strength
(C) High thermal conductivity
(D) High brittleness
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109. The demand and forecast for February are 12000 and 10275 respectively. Using single
exponential smoothening method, forecast for the month of March is (smoothening
co-efficient = 0.25)
(A) 431
(B) 9587
(C) 10706
(D) 13000
110. In forecasting using moving average method, the number of periods of data is independent
of
(A) Criteria of accuracy
(B) Impulse response
(C) Noise damping
(D) Total number of sales
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lots and sells them. The cost of making a purchase order is ` 1200. The cost of storage of
springs is ` 120 per stored piece per annum. The Economic order Quantity is
(A) 400
(B) 2828
(C) 4000
(D) 8000
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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supply equaling total demand, an optimal solution (lowest cost) with the smallest number
of non-zero xij values (amounts from source i to destination j) is desired. The best upper
bound for this number is
(A)
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(B)
2 ( m + n)
(C)
14
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(D)
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114. The expected time in an activity is based on the assumption that activity follows
(A) Poisson distribution
(B) Binomial distribution
(C) Beta distribution
(D) Alpha distribution
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operates on a first come first serve queue method. Break downs occur on an average of 3
per day with a range of 0 to 8. The maintenance crew can service and average of 6
machines per day with a range of 0 to 7. The mean waiting time for an item to be serviced
would be
1
1
(A)
day
(B)
day
(C) 1 day
(D) 3 days
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116. A manufacturing firm has a fixed cost of ` 18,000. The variable cost consists of ` 8 per
unit and selling price is ` 13. Find the number of pieces to be produced to break even
(A) 1800
(B) 2400
(C) 3600
(D) 5400
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117. In an assembly line when workstation times are unequal, the overall production rate of an
assembly line is determined by the
(A) Fastest station time
(B) Slowest station time
(C) Average station time
(D) Average of slowest and fastest station times
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processing times for each of them are given below :
Job
A
B C
D E
Processing time
4
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According to shortest processing time rule, the average number of jobs in the system each
day is
(A) 1.23
(B) 2.44
(C) 3.89
(D) 4.84
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(A) Group layout
(B) Process layout
(C) Product layout
(D) Static layout
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